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H. B. SARGENT.

SHELF BRACKET.

W/ TNE SSE S Patented June 2, 1896.

IN VE N 705 Hun,

ANDREW s GRAHAM. FHOTOLFI'HQWASNINGI'OMD c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY B. SARGENT, OF NEXV HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE SARGENT &COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

SHELF-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 561,242, dated June 2,1896. Application filed November 23, 1895. Serial No. 569,925. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY B. SARGENT, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New Haven, county of New Haven, StateofConnecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement inShelf-Brackets, Which is fully set forth in the following specification,taken in connection with the drawings, which form a part thereof, and inwhich like letters of reference represent like parts in all figures, andin which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bracket embodying myinvention, partly in vertical section. Fig. 2 is a vertical section onthe line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sec tion on the line 3 3of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the horizontal rib, and Fig. 5is an elevation of the vertical rib.

My invention relates to shelf-brackets, and has for its object theproduction of a simple, strong, light, and durable bracket with theminimum expenditure of labor in the assembling of the parts, which areso constructed as to make a material saving in the cost of manufacture.To accomplish this object a bracket is formed rectangular in shape. Ribsare secured thereto in a simple but effective manner, and a brace ofsimple construction strengthens the whole. These parts are assembledWithout the necessity of springing the bracket or such other complicatedmethods as have been heretofore employed.

In the bracket embodying my invention, as shown in the drawings, Arepresents the body of my bracket, consisting of a single strip ofWrought metal slightly concaved and bent transversely at right anglesbetween its extreme ends, so as to form a shelf-plate A and a wall-plateA The shelf and wall plates are provided with the usual perforations forthe reception of fastening-screws, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Theshelf-plate A has the lugperforations a on its central line, and thewallplate A similar perforations a.

The brace for this bracket is formed of three parts two ribs B B and abrace proper, Criveted together.

B and B represent ribs, each consisting of a strip of Wrought metal, oneend of which is bent slightly from the line of the remaining portion ofthe strip, each having on one edge tenons or lugs 11, as shown in Figs.4 and 5.

C is a brace consisting of a piece of wrought metal which is folded overon a central longitudinal line, making the piece U-shaped incross-section, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

In assembling the parts the lugs 12 on the rib B are inserted throughthe lug-perforations a of the shelf-plate A and hammered down to securethe rib to the plate. The end 6o 13 of said rib being right-angled fitsagainst the back of the wall-plate A as shown in Fig.

1. The rib B is secured to the wall-plate A in a similar manner by meansof the lugs b, the end B of said rib fitting against the shelf-plate Aand overlapping the end B of the rib B. In this position the overlappingends are riveted together. Each end being perpendicular to the length ofthe rib bears upon the portion of the bracket to which the rib is notattached. By this arrangement the two ribs. together form a brace whichmay easily be secured to the bracket without the springing of the bodyof the bracket in the assemblance of the members or the necessity ofpeculiar-shaped lugs or lug-perforations.

Owing to the peculiar U shape of the brace proper, C, the ends may bereadily fitted over the ribs B and B and secured thereto by rivets c andc. The point of union of the brace and the ribs is here shown at aboutthe middle of the lengths of the ribs, but may be at any suitable pointwhich will most eflfi'ectually strengthen the bracket. By thisconstruction of parts the labor of assembling the memhers is reduced toa minimum, all that is required being the fitting of the ribs to theplates, turning down the lugs, and riveting the ribs and brace together.When so assembled, a bracket is produced which is strong, durable, andsimple; and therefore What I claim, and desire to secure by Let tersPatent, is-- In a Wrought-metal shelf-bracket, the combination of walland shelf plates, slightly concaved and consisting of a continuous stripof sheet metal bent transversely at a right angle, two separate ribs,each of a single piece of metal one with one edge abutting against andsecured to said wall-plate, the other with one I00 edge abutting againstand secured to said In Witness whereof I have hereunto setniy 1oshelf-plate, the inner ends of said ribs being hand, at New Haven, inthe county of New perpendicular to the lengths thereof, and ar- Haven,State of Connecticut, this 20th day of ranged to overlap and be rivetedto each other November, 1895.

5 in the ri ht anp'le formed b said Wall and r s m shelf plat es, and aU -Sl1tpGdb 1 lCOf0l111Gd0f a HENRX bARCTILk strip of sheet metal foldedlongitudinally, the \Vitnesses: ends thereof fitting over and beingriveted to IT. HOWARD \VEST, said ribs, substantially as described.CHARLES L. BALDWIN.

